All India Sainik Schools Entrance Examination (AISSEE) 2023 was conducted at 180 cities across the country by National Testing Agency (NTA) on January 08, 2023. The exam was conducted for admission to Class-VI and Class-IX in 33 Sainik Schools and 18 newly-approved Sainik Schools.
A total of 1,79,809 candidates appeared in AISSEE-2023 and 1,24,467 candidates qualified in the written examination which was conducted pan India. The number of candidates who appeared in the exam has been the highest this year and substantially higher than all previous years. It was also observed that the pass percentage is also higher this year as compared to previous year.
| Class | Boys | Girls | Total | |||
| Appeared | Qualified | Appeared | Qualified | Appeared | Qualified | |
| Class-VI | 1,09,314 | 75,934 | 37,698 | 25,837 | 1,47,012 | 1,01,771 |
| Class-IX | 32,797 | 22,696 | Admission for girls is at Class VI level | 32,797 | 22,696 | |
| Total | 1,79,809 | 1,24,467 | ||||
Highest marks secured in Class VI were 292 out of 300, while highest marks secured in Class IX were 388 out of 400. Score cards of individual candidates are available on NTA Portal https://aissee.nta.nic.in.
With an aim to enhance transparency in the admission process and minimise any human intervention, the admission process including selection of choice of schools by the candidate and allotment of slots for medical examination will be done through e-counselling. The qualified candidates will be able to opt for seat allocation in multiple schools out of the existing 33 Sainik Schools and new 18 schools through e-counselling this year.
The e-counselling portal has been made live on https://mes.ncog.gov.in/sainikschoolecounselling. For admission in the first round, a clear window of eight days will be available to the candidates to fill their choices for admission i.e., from March 06-13, 2023. Schedule for subsequent rounds of admission for seats left vacant during Round-I will be published after completion of admissions of Round-I and dates for the same will be published on the e-counselling portal. Candidates must keep themselves updated on the schedule by regularly visiting the portal.